Maria Altmann

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Maria Altmann
Altmann at her home in 2010
Born	Maria Victoria Bloch (1916-02-18)February 18, 1916 Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	February 7, 2011(2011-02-07) (aged 94) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality	Austrian (1916–1945) American (1945–2011)
Known for	The recovery of five family-owned paintings by Gustav Klimt, stolen by the Nazis during World War II
Spouse	Frederick "Fritz" Altmann ​ ​ (m. 1937; died 1994)​
Children	4
Relatives	Viktor Gutmann (brother in law)

Maria Altmann (née Maria Victoria Bloch, later Bloch-Bauer; February 18, 1916 – February 7, 2011) was an Austrian-American Jewish refugee from Austria, who fled her home country after it was annexed to the Third Reich. She is noted for her ultimately successful legal campaign to reclaim from the Government of Austria five family-owned paintings by the artist Gustav Klimt that were stolen by the Nazis during World War II.